Check if cells are different and ignore blanks & #n/a

[lqorri]

Hello Everyone,

I can really use your assistance with the below dilemma. I have tried incorporating, ISBLANK, Exact, iferror formulas but have had no luck.

Name	Savings	Name	Savings	Name	Savings	Name	Savings	Name	Savings
John	$25		$25	#N/A		John	$25	#N/A	#N/A

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I need a formula that check all the columns with Name to see if the name John is consistent across while ignoring the errors as well as blanks. I would apply the same logic for the Savings column. If there is no formula, is there any way to see which text occurs the most often? For example, the name John is twice and that's what the output would be while the formula ignores the blanks and #N/A.

Thank you in advance.

 

[bs0d]

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[lqorri]

Hi bs0d- to confirm, your reply is bank. I wasn't sure if you tried to attach a file.

 

[bs0d]

Apologies. I'm unable to delete the message. I had a response, but didn't see (until after I posted) that you wanted to ignore if error or blank.

 

[Eric W]

Try:

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q
1	Name	Savings	Name	Savings	Name	Savings	Name	Savings	Name	Savings		Name	All match		Savings	All Match
2	John	$25	John	$25	#N/A		John	$25	#N/A	#N/A		John	TRUE		25	TRUE

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Array Formulas Cell Formula L2 {=LOOKUP(2^14,MATCH(IF(MOD(COLUMN(A2:I2),2)=1,A2:I2,"xx"),A2:I2,0),A2:I2)} M2 {=IF(PRODUCT(IFERROR((A2:I2=L2)+(A2:I2="")+(MOD(COLUMN(A2:I2),2)=0),1)),TRUE)} O2 {=LOOKUP(2^14,MATCH(IF(MOD(COLUMN(B2:J2),2)=0,B2:J2,"xx"),B2:J2,0),B2:J2)} P2 {=IF(PRODUCT(IFERROR((B2:J2=O2)+(B2:J2="")+(MOD(COLUMN(B2:J2),2)=1),1)),TRUE)} <thead> </thead><tbody> </tbody> Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}. Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself

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The L2 formula finds the rightmost name, ignoring spaces and errors. The M2 formula checks to see if all of the values in the odd columns are that name, or a space, or an error. The O2:P2 formulas do the same for the savings.

 

[lqorri]

work great thank you

 

[Eric W]

Happy to help!